Meet some of our Architecture and Civil Engineering researchers

​Mohammad Al Emrani, Associate Professor, leader of Steel and Timber Structures research group

Research within Steel and Timber Structures is currently focused on two areas, the first of which is FRP/composite materials for building structures. These are used both for the reinforcement and repair of existing structures and in the construction of new bridges made entirely from composite materials. The second research area is steel structures with applications in advanced assessment methods and innovative bridge elements and production methods.

Minna Karstunen, Professor, leader of the Geotechnical Engineering Research group

The core of the research of the Geotechnics group is “constitutive modelling of geomaterials”, which means modelling the complex material response under arbitrary stress paths. The research group is doing experimental testing, developing their own models, implementing those models into numerical codes and applying them on real problems.

- Sometimes we can even validate our models with field measurements, so we are basically covering the whole range from testing to applications. In terms of experiments we develop our own equipment, so you can say that even though we do some conventional soil testing, we mainly do non-standard testing, really probing the soil response. Read the complete interview with Minna Karstunen here

Tang Luping, Professor, leader of the Building Materials research group

Historically, Tang Luping and his research group have focused heavily on defensive research, such as the performance of concrete, and are international leaders in the field.

Angela Sasic Kalagasidis, Associate Professor, leader of Building Physics modelling research group

The research being conducted in the field of building physics aims to gain an insight into basic physical processes associated with the transportation of heat, moisture and air, and energy consumption in order to keep materials hot, cold or dry. It is important to understand these connections because they affect the performance of materials and energy consumption in our environments.